Windmill legislation remains up in the air #NC

The issue of windmill farms and potential effects on air training around military bases such as Cherry Point remains up in the air in the General Assembly, with several proposals from various lawmakers. One recent House bill that would have banned wind farms within a 30-mile radius of military installations didn’t make it out of committee, although the bill could be re-introduced. A Senate bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Norman Sanderson, R-Pamlico, calls for a two-year moratorium on wind farm permits . . .